Beyond Sun Cover.inddMy first foray into crowdfunding via Kickstarter, Beyond The Sun was inspired by “Respite,” a story by Autumn Rachel Dryden published in Intergalactic Medicine Show’s first issue. It was also inspired by memories of my grandmas and I sitting around talking about the stars and NASA and what might be out there, and what it might be like to explore the stars. To my delight, I found that a lot of science fiction writers had similar dreams and experiences and the concept was a hit. Luckily, so did the fans who graciously backed the project.

Beyond The Sun funded successfully on October 17, 2012, 2 months after I launched it. It came in at 95250 words of fiction, 18 stories chosen from 25 submissions by invited writers at all levels.

With great artwork by award-winning artist Mitchell Bentley, picked up by Fairwood Press for publication in July 2013, and edited by myself, Bryan Thomas Schmidt, it gives me great pleasure to present to you today the Table of Contents:

    • Introduction by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
    • “Flipping The Switch” by Jamie Todd Rubin
    • “Migration” by Nancy Kress
    • “The Bricks of Eta Cassiopeiae” by Brad R. Torgersen
    • “Respite” by Autumn Rachel Dryden
    • “Parker’s Paradise” by Jean Johnson
    •  “Rumspringa” by Jason Sanford
    • “The Far Side Of The Wilderness” by Alex Shvartsman
    • “Elsewhere, Within, Elsewhen” by Cat Rambo
    • “Inner Sphere Blues” by Simon C. Larter
    •  “Dust Angels” by Jennifer Brozek
    • “Voice Of The Martyrs” by Maurice Broaddus
    • “One Way Ticket” by Jaleta Clegg
    • “The Gambrels Of The Sky” by Erin Hoffman
    • “The Dybbyk of Mazel Tov IV” by Robert Silverberg
    • “Chasing Satellites” by Anthony R. Cardno
    • “A Soaring Pillar Of Brightness” by Nancy Fulda
    • “The Hanging Judge” by Kristine Kathryn Rusch
    • “Observation Post” by Mike Resnick
    • Story Copyrights
    • Acknowledgements by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
    • Editor Bio
    • Contributor Bios
    • Backers List

Related posts:

  1. TOC: ‘Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6,’ Edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
  2. FINAL TOC: ‘Space Battles: Full Throttle Space Tales #6′ Edited by Bryan Thomas Schmidt
  3. SF Signal Welcomes Bryan Thomas Schmidt!
  4. Paving The Way To Dreams with Crowd Funding & Kickstarter: Bryan Thomas Schmidt Interviews Matt Forbeck
  5. [GUEST REVIEW] Bryan Thomas Schmidt on ‘Camera Obscura’ by Lavie Tidhar

Filed under: Books

Like this post? Subscribe to my RSS feed and get loads more!